Monthly Archives: September 2009

Book Review: The Purloined Boy by Mortimus Clay

Title: The Purloined Boy Author: Mortimus Clay Genre: Children’s fantasy Publisher: Finster Press Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: TLC Book Tours First line: All the doors were locked, all the windows were latched, and everything was perfectly secure … Continue reading

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The Sunday Salon – September 20, 2009 (The “BBAW Wrap-up” Edition)

This week has been so much fun! I’ve enjoyed every post I’ve read, all the giveaways I’ve entered (fingers still crossed on those still open), the blogger interviews and memes – everything about BBAW has been a lot of fun. … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Title: The Age of Innocence Author: Edith Wharton Genre: Classic Publisher: Barnes and Noble Classics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: My own copy First line: On a January evening of the early seventies, Christine Nilsson was singing in … Continue reading

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BBAW Giveaway Winners

Giving away eight wonderful books is a perfect way to top off Book Blogger Appreciation Week. Here are the lucky winners, thanks to Random.org. The winner of Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant is Jemima! The winner of Everyone is Beautiful … Continue reading

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Bookish links for Saturday, September 19, 2009

What a wonderful BBAW it has been! I hope you all had as much fun as I did. I only wish I had had even more time to read and comment on blogs – but life still happens, even when … Continue reading

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Literary Road Trip: Author Jennifer Bradbury

Michelle at GalleySmith is hosting the Literary Road Trip: The Literary Road Trip is a project in which bloggers are volunteering to showcase local authors. This showcase can be anything you want to make of it – book reviews, author … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

Title: The Lace Reader Author: Brunonia Barry Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: TLC Book Tours First line(s): My name is Towner Whitney. No, that’s not exactly true. My real first name is … Continue reading

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Watcha Watchin’? Wednesday: Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season

Whatcha Watchin’? Wednesday is a weekly feature in which I talk about the TV we’re watching, either on DVD or on cable. Feel free to grab the graphic, join in, and play along – just leave a link to your … Continue reading

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